https://writing-style-guide.papercheck.com/index.php?title=Terms_of_Quantity&feed=atom&action=historyTerms of Quantity - Revision history2024-03-29T12:14:55ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.37.2https://writing-style-guide.papercheck.com/index.php?title=Terms_of_Quantity&diff=104&oldid=prevPaperadmin: Created page with "'''A. Most plural subjects require plural verbs, but nouns referring to measurements of money, time, or distance are treated as singular ''units''.''' Five hours..."2015-05-31T16:45:32Z<p>Created page with "'''A. Most plural subjects require plural verbs, but <a href="/Nouns" title="Nouns"> nouns</a> referring to measurements of money, time, or distance are treated as singular ''units''.''' Five hours..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''A. Most plural subjects require plural verbs, but [[nouns | nouns]] referring to measurements of money, time, or distance are treated as singular ''units''.'''<br />
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Five hours ''is'' plenty of time.<br />
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Two dollars ''is'' hardly going to cover the cab fare.<br />
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Tightly packed in the duffle bag ''was'' five million dollars.<br />
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Six yards of material ''seems'' sufficient to finish the quilt.<br />
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'''B. If describing something singular in sense, other terms of quantity can be treated as singular ''units''.'''<br />
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Three cups of sugar ''is'' what the recipe requires.<br />
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''Is'' four revolutions in the air even possible for skaters?</div>Paperadmin